We walked over to Shimogamo Jinja, one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, and the shrine of the neighborhood where we used to live. Here’s a cute little bird we saw in Tadasu no Mori, the forest around the shrine.

This is Shimogamo Shrine.

There are different prayer areas depending on your Chinese zodiac.

Last year was the year of the dragon, and this year is the horse.

We showed my mom our old apartment.

It was my mom’s birthday, so we took her to Clientele, my favorite patisserie in the world.